57-21-06722-NR U. S. Department of Agriculture Seeks to Lease Office and Related Space in Lexington, KY

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:

City, State:  Lexington, KY  

County:   Fayette

Delineated Area:  (See attached map for reference)

North: County Line to 175

East: New Circle Road / 175/ 164 to Winchester Road

South: Polo Club Blvd/ Man O' War Blvd to Richmond Road/ New Circle Road to Highway 27 to the county line

West: New Circle Road / County Line

Minimum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 3,360

Maximum Usable Square Feet (ABOA): 3,528

Maximum Rentable Square Feet (RSF):  4,032

Space Type:  Office and Related Space

Reserved Parking Spaces for Government Vehicles:  3 Reserved Parking for Government Vehicles

Non-reserved Parking Spaces for Employees (for use at no charge to the Government): 28 Spaces for Visitor at no cost to the government

Full Term:  10 years (120 Months)

Firm Term:  5 years (60 Months)

Termination Rights:  120 days in whole or in part, after the Firm Term

Option Term:  None

Additional Requirements:

PARKING:

• Pull Through Parking for Semi-Trucks and Trailers up to 30 feet
• The parking shall be either on site or publicly located within ¼ walkable mile (1,320 Feet) of the public entrance of the Premises.
• Five of the non- reserve parking spaces shall be large enough to accommodate large, farm-type vehicles with trailers. The parking lot shall have pull-through capabilities and shall not be obstructed by adjacent building/ tenant usage.

OFFERED SPACE:

• The space offered, its location, and its surrounding areas must be compatible with the Government’s intended use.
• Space will not be considered where any living quarters are located within the building.
• Space shall not be located near establishments whose primary operation is the sale of alcoholic beverages, firearms sold/ discharged, or where there are tenants related to drug treatment or detention facilities.
• Subleases are not acceptable.
• First floor contiguous space preferred and must be ADA compliant. If space offered is above the ground level, then at least one (1) accessible elevator will be required.
• The Government will have access to the Space 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays).
• Offered space must meet the Government’s requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease.
• A fully serviced lease is required. All services, janitorial services, utilities shall be provided as part of the rental consideration. Offered space shall not be in the 100-year flood

Initial Offer Due Date: No later than August 11, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. (ET)

Lease Award Date (Estimated): TBD

Any submission received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received.  This documentation must be received on or before the due date for Expressions of Interest. In cases where an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgement/ permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date.

To submit an offer in response to a Request for Lease Proposals (RLP), the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov.  SAM registration will be a minimum requirement to submit a formal proposal in response to the RLP.  It is strongly recommended that potential offerors register, verify, and/or renew their SAM registration on SAM.gov as soon as possible.

Send Offer to Government Contacts:

Name/Title:  Zisa Lubarov-Walton, Realty Specialist

Email Address: Zisa.Lubarov-Walton@usda.gov

Lease Contracting Officer: Iris Bates, Lease Contracting Officer

Email Address: Iris.Bates@usda.gov

Notice: The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement.

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NOTE: This advertisement is a correction to the advertisement posted on January 20, 2023 which stated that a first floor space is required.   This correction states that first floor space is preferred.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to lease the following space:

State: KY

County: Fayette County

City: Lexington

Delineated Area: See attached Delineated Area Map:

North: County Line to I75

East: New Circle Road /I75/ I64 to Winchester Road

South: Polo Club Blvd/ Man O’War Blvd to Richmond Road /New Circle Road to Highway 27 to the County line

West: New Circle Road / County Line

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 3,360

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 3,528

Maximum Sq. Ft. (RSF): Not to Exceed 4,032

Space Type: Office and Related Space

Reserved Parking Spaces (Total): Three (3) Parking Spaces Reserved for Official Government Vehicles

Non-Reserved Parking Spaces (Total): Twenty Eight (28) parking spaces for Government Employees and Visitor use at no additional cost to the government

Full Term: 120 months (10 years)

Firm Term: 60 Months (5 Years)

Termination Rights: 120-days written notice following the expiration of the firm leas term.

Additional Requirements:

PARKING:

• Pull Through Parking for Semi-Trucks and Trailers up to 30 feet
• The parking shall be either on site or publicly located within ¼ walkable mile (1,320 Feet) of the public entrance of the Premises.
• Five of the non- reserve parking spaces shall be large enough to accommodate large, farm-type vehicles with trailers. The parking lot shall have pull-through capabilities and shall not be obstructed by adjacent building/ tenant usage.

OFFERED SPACE:

• The space offered, its location, and its surrounding areas must be compatible with the Government’s intended use.
• Space will not be considered where any living quarters are located within the building.
• Space shall not be located near establishments whose primary operation is the sale of alcoholic beverages, firearms sold/ discharged, or where there are tenants related to drug treatment or detention facilities.
• Subleases are not acceptable.
• First floor contiguous space preferred and must be ADA compliant. If space offered is above the ground level, then at least one (1) accessible elevator will be required.
• The Government will have access to the Space 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays).
• Offered space must meet the Government’s requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease.
• A fully serviced lease is required. All services, janitorial services, utilities shall be provided as part of the rental consideration. Offered space shall not be in the 100-year flood

Expressions of Interest Due:

March 3, 2023 - 5:00 PM ET

Market Survey or Building Tour (Estimated): 30 to 45 days

Occupancy (Estimated): TBD

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST:

Note:   Entities not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov, are advised to start the registration process as soon as possible if intending to submit an offer for possible lease award.

Expressions of Interest shall include the following:

1.   If existing building, building name and address, and location of the available space within the Building, along with building site/ lot plans, interior layout drawings/pictures (with dimensions shown) reflecting the Space that is being offered.

2.   If new construction, site/aerial plans or building site/lot plans showing the location of the proposal land, along with the parcel number (if part of multiple parcels, all parcel numbers associated with the proposed land).  Adjacent streets showing proposed ingress/egress shall be shown on the plans.

3.   Rentable square feet (RSF) and ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet to be offered.

4.   Date of space availability.

5.   If offeror is not the owner of the building, an authorization letter signed by owner to represent owner for property will be required. *

6.   Amount of/type of parking available on-site. 

7.   Photos of the space or site being submitted, or permission for Market Survey participants to photograph the space or site.

9.   For existing buildings, provide information on condition of building systems, roof, foundation, and current floor plan.  Alternatively, provide a copy of a recent commercial building inspection or appraisal.

* As mentioned in #5 above, any submission received without written authorization to represent owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received.  In cases where an agent is representing multiple entities, written acknowledgement/permission from each entity to represent multiple interest parties for the same submission must be submitted prior to the Expressions of Interest due date.

Send Expressions of Interest to:

Name/Title: Zisa Lubarov-Walton

Email Address: Zisa.lubarov-walton@usda.gov

Government Contact Information:

Lease Contracting Officer: Iris Bates

Realty Specialist: Zisa Lubarov-Walton